After protest gathering by Gonabadi Dervishes in recent weeks and following the increase of summons of Dervishes to the security police via SMS and phone and illegal security behavior in dealing with them, some full-time officers were appointed to chase some scholars and influential Dervishes and keeping them under surveillance.According to reports by Majzooban […]
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Troubling New Movement Against Dervishes by Extremists in Khorramshahr; Beatings, Threats, Graffiti
A number of religious extremists brutally beat a Gonabadi Dervish in the city of Khorramshah after making telephone threats and graffiti on Dervishes’s places of worship in order to force him to declare renunciation of Sufism. According to Majzooban Noor, in recent days and by the beginning of the month of Muharram and holdingmourning ceremony […]
Iran Steps Up Threats To Sufis
The title of Ferghe News, an Iran-based website, means “Cult News.” It is dedicated mainly to defaming Sufi Muslims. But Ferghe News, following the ideological posture of the Iranian clerical dictatorship, also condemns the Saudi-based Wahhabi sect (historically the most violent enemies of the Sufis), the Baha’is, never favored by Khomeinist Tehran, and “New […]
‘Iran’s Lech Walesa’ Says He Left Country After Death Threats
Prominent Iranian leader Mansur Osanlu, who recently fled that country, has told RFE/RL that death threats from inside government security circles drove him out of Iran.Osanlu, who is described by some as “Iran’s Lech Walesa” after the labor leader who helped bring free trade s and, ultimately, democracy to Poland, was speaking by phone […]
Threats and Intimidation: Judiciary and Intelligence Solutions to Break Dervishes’s Hunger Strike
A few hours ago, when the Dervishes gathered in front of Adel Abad prison, security forces by threats and putting pressure on two striker Dervishes, forced them to eat some bread and took video reports of them!According to Majzooban Noor, this Morning: Farvardin 6 1392 (March 26 2013), on the sixth day of two […]
Threats, Illegal Summons and Challenges Facing the Gonabadi Dervishes
During the last week, illegal summons of Gonabadi Dervishes continues so that, three Gonabadi dervishes were summoned and interrogated by Ahvaz city Information Office.
Activist Mohammad Tavassoli receives death threats at prison infirmary
GVF — The imprisoned head the political bureau of the outlawed Freedom Movement of Iran is said to be in dire physical conditions.
Iranian activists condemn military threats against Iran
A group of 110 activists in Iran has issued a statement condemning the military threats against their country.
More arrests, threats and sentences for Iran’s journalists
Reporters Without Borders firmly condemns a new wave of arrests of Iranian journalists in recent weeks. The following journalists were arrested between 1 August and 27 September without any official reason being given.